"Superfly Guy"
Single by S'Express
from the album Original Soundtrack
Released1988
Recorded1988
GenreAcid house
S'Express singles chronology
"Theme from S-Express"
(1988)		 "Superfly Guy"
(1988)		 "Mantra for a State of Mind"
(1989)
Music video
"Superfly Guy" on YouTube

"Superfly Guy" is a song by British dance music act S'Express, released as the second single from their debut album, Original Soundtrack (1988).[1] The song was a hit on the charts in Europe and reached number five on the UK singles charts in August 1988.[2]

Critical reception

James Hamilton from Record Mirror wrote in his dance column, "Chugging and thumping 117+1⁄2-0bpm percussive jiggly thudder with chanting girls, wailing guys, dialogue samples and various breaks, quite bright but monotonous and less catchy than their number one."[3]

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 35
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 21
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 12
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 2
France (SNEP)[8] 24
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 26
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 15
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 12
Norway (VG-lista)[12] 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 19
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 11
UK Singles (OCC) 5
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard) 2
West Germany (Official German Charts) 13

References

  1. ↑ Barber, Lynden (2 May 1989). "Drumming up a dance beat". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Official Charts Company - Superfly Guy". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Hamilton, James (9 July 1988). "DJ Directory: Hot Vinyl". Record Mirror. p. 37. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "S-Express – Superfly Guy". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "S-Express – Superfly Guy" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "S-Express – Superfly Guy" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  7. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "S'Express". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 231. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "S-Express – Superfly Guy" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – S-Express" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "S-Express – Superfly Guy" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "S-Express – Superfly Guy". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "S-Express – Superfly Guy". VG-lista. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "S-Express – Superfly Guy". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "S-Express – Superfly Guy". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
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